Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle, England

Founded

• 674 as an abbey by Saint Wilfrid of York
• suppressed during the confiscation of churches by King Henry VIII in the 16th century
• revived on 30 January 1688 by Pope Blessed Innocent XI as the Vicariate Apostolic of Northern District of England

Elevated

• 29 September 1850 by Pope Blessed Pius IX to the Diocese of Hexham

Suffragan of

• Archdiocese of Liverpool, England

Bishops

Additional Information

• Catholic-Hierarchy.Org
• Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
• Google Map
• Patron Saints of the Diocese

Notes

Name changed to Hexham and Newcastle on 23 May 1861.